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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Dallas-based education nonprofit United to |
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| 6 | 7 | | Learn displayed remarkable initiative and compassion with its |
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| 7 | 8 | | support of the Dallas Independent School District during the |
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| 8 | 9 | | COVID-19 pandemic; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, When the pandemic caused the closure of Dallas ISD |
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| 10 | 11 | | campuses, United to Learn distributed thousands of books for |
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| 11 | 12 | | children to create home libraries, and it also underwrote the cost |
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| 12 | 13 | | of video equipment and stipends to teachers looking to extend |
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| 13 | 14 | | summer learning; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 2012, United to Learn mobilizes |
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| 15 | 16 | | volunteers from public and private schools, faith-based |
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| 16 | 17 | | organizations, and businesses to partner with Dallas ISD, and their |
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| 17 | 18 | | work is directed by the group's four pillars; these include |
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| 18 | 19 | | strengthening social and emotional health, creating aspirational |
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| 19 | 20 | | learning environments, accelerating student achievement in |
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| 20 | 21 | | literacy, and activating an informed community; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, United to Learn's first 27 partner schools have seen |
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| 22 | 23 | | a 39 percent improvement in literacy, outpacing county and state |
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| 23 | 24 | | averages, and the program has since expanded to 47 Dallas |
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| 24 | 25 | | elementary schools, addressing opportunity gaps with |
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| 25 | 26 | | research-driven, district-aligned programming; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, During a time of crisis, when the education of many |
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| 27 | 28 | | children was interrupted, United to Learn provided valuable |
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| 28 | 29 | | resources and encouragement, building on its already impressive |
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| 29 | 30 | | record of inspiring lasting change for students in the Dallas area; |
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| 30 | 31 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Legislature hereby commend United to Learn for its support of the |
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| 33 | 34 | | Dallas Independent School District during the COVID-19 pandemic and |
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| 34 | 35 | | extend to all those associated with the nonprofit sincere best |
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| 35 | 36 | | wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for United to Learn as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 39 | 40 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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